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- noun biochemistry A
polymeric precursor offilaggrin present inkeratohyalin granules in cells of the stratum granulosum.
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Pearton DJ, Dale BA, Presland RB (2002) Functional analysis of the profilaggrin N-terminal peptide: Identification of domains that regulate nuclear and cytoplasmic distribution.
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Takaishi M, Morohashi M, Huh N-h (2001) Hornerin, a novel profilaggrin-like protein and differentiation-specific marker isolated from mouse skin.
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Presland RB, Kimball JR, Kautsky MB, Lewis SP, Lo CY, et al. (1997) Evidence for specific proteolytic cleavage of the N-terminal domain of human profilaggrin during epidermal differentiation.
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This observation is consistent with data from profilaggrin, where an N-terminal peptide of 32 kDa is released after proteolytic processing
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1807-1884; FLG represents profilaggrin (GeneBank Accession No. GI: 60097902) residues doi: 10.1371 / journal. pone.0005227.g002
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